Toy pistol



(No ModeL) C.. BLAMPIED.

TOY PISTOL.

No. 439,626. Patented Nov. 4, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES BLAMPIED, OF BOSTON, h'IASSAOI-IUSETTS.

TOY PISTOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 439,626, dated November` 4, 1890.

Application iiled March 14, 1890. Serial No. 343.846. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES BLAMPIED, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Pistols, of which the followingis a description sufficiently full, clear, and exact to enable any person-skilled in the art or science to which said invention appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of .this specification, in which the iigure is a vertical longitudinal section of my improved toy pistol, a portion of the barrel being shown in side elevation.

My invention relates to toy pistols which are especially designed for exploding small paper percussion-caps; and it consists in certain novel features hereinafter fully set forth and claimed, the obj ect being to produce a simpler, cheaper, and more effective device of this character than is now in ordinary use.

The nature and operation of the improvement will be readily understood by all conversant with such matters from the following explanation.

The body or stock A of the pistol is of the same general outline form as pistols of ordinary construction, said body and the handle being hollow.

The barrel B consists, preferably, of a tin cylinder, which is tted to slide tightly onto the forward end of the body at b. Within the body two feedrolls d are journaled in the same vertical plane, one of said rolls bearing a ratchet f. In the mouth of the body a guide-tube g is disposed, the inner end h of said tube being in alignment with the point of intersection of said rolls and the walls of the tube diverging outwardly.

A hammer D has an armi projecting downward into the body of the pistol and pivoted therein at j.

A flat spring 7c has an end secured in the handle C of the pistol, its opposite or free end being in engagement with a stud m on the hammer-arm and tending to throw said hammer downward into engagement with the upper face of the pistol-body. A trigger p is disposed on the same pivot as the hammer arm t, and is secured to said arm, said trigger projecting downward through the body of the pistol in front of the handle C. A hori Zontal lever or pawl q is pivoted by one end to the trigger, its forward end being in engagement with the ratchet f. A coiled spring r within the stock A supports the free end of said pawl. A guide-tube s is disposed in rear of the feed-rolls d and in alignment with the front feed-tube g on the opposite side of said rolls. This guide-tube s has a horizontal opening t at the upper face of the stock in front of the hammer-bed n. The tube s is preferably provided with an inclined face a, extending downward from the outer to the inner end of said tube.

The stock A is provided with a guide-pin y, and the hammer-arm 'i is offset slightly from the hammer-head D,wherebyit is adapted to act in conjunction with said pin as a guide for the fulminate ribbon F.

In the use of this toy pistol the barrel B is detached from the stock A and a strip F of fulminate ribbon or paper percussion-caps is folded and disposedin said barrel,whicli serves as a magazine therefor. One end of this strip is then drawn out through the rear end of the barrel and passed through the guide-tube g between the guide-feed rolls d, through the rear guide-tube s, over the incline e', over the hammer-bed v, (the hammer being cocked,)

and between the guide-pin y and hammerarm t'. The barrel is then adjusted in position on the stock and the instrument is ready for tiring. The trigger p is then pulled in the usual manner, whereby the stud m is thrown out of alignment or o the center with the pivot j, and the spring k acts upon said stud and throws the hammer D sharply downward, whereby a cap in the strip F is exploded against the bed b. As the hammer is cocked for reflring, the trigger p is thrown forward in such position that the stud 'm is directly under the pivot j of the hammer, whereby the spring 7c is prevented from acting upon said stud to throw the hammer down. The forward motion of the trigger p causes the pawl q to actuate the ratchet f and turn the roll d, whereby the fulminate F is fed backward a sufficient distance to locate another cap in said strip in proper position on the bed b for the action of the hammer. Each time that the hammer is lifted, as described, the strip F is fed backward by the rolls d sufficiently far to expose a new cap to the action IOO of the hammer'. When the strip F has been exhausted, the barrel B may be readily detached from the stock anda new strip folded and inserted therein and its end guided to the feeding and exploding mechanism, as hereinbefore described.

The muzzle of the barrel B is preferably closed by a plugl to prevent the fulminate strip from displacement.

I claiml. The combination of a pistol-stock provided with two guide-tubes in alignment, feedrolls disposed in said stock between said guidetubes, av ratchet-wheel connected with one of said feed-rolls,a hammer-bed in rear of the rear guide-tube, a spring-actuated hammer, a,

trigger for releasing said hammer, and a pawl connected with said trigger and engaging said ratchet for actuating the feed-roll, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a pistol-stock provided with two guide-tubes in alignment, feedrolls disposed in said stock between said guidetubes, a ratchet-wheel connected with one of said feed-rolls, a ham-mer-bed in rear of the rear guide-tube, a spring-actuated hammer, a trigger for releasing said ham mer, a pawl connected with said trigger and engaging said ratchet for actuating the feed-roll, and a detachable barrel .on said stock and serving as a magazine for the fulminate ribbon, the

front guide-tube opening into the rear of said barrel, substantially as described.

3. rlhe combination of a pistol-stock provided with two guide-tubes in alignment, feedrolls disposed in said stock between said guidetubes, a ratchet-wheel connected with one of said feed-rolls, a hammer-bed in rear of the rear guide-tube, a spring-actuated hammer, a trigger for releasing said hammer, and a pawl connected with said trigger and engaging said ratchet for actuating the feed-roll, the front guide-tube being flared, substantially as described. 1

4. The combination of a pistol-stock provided with two guide-tubes in alignment, feedrolls disposed in saidstock between said guidetubes, a ratchet-wheel connected with one of said feed-rolls, a hammer-bed in rear of the rear guide-tube, a spring-actuated hammer, a

trigger for releasing said hammer, and a pawl` vconnected with said trigger and engaging said ratchet for actuating the feed-roll, the rear guide-tube having a horizontal openi ng at its rearv end and an inclined face extending downward from said opening, substantially as described. f

CHARLES BLAMPIED.

Witnesses;

JOSHUA BLAMPIED, ELIZABETH JANE BLAMPIED. 

